Transcript Highlights:

• I went up to Sheep's Bridge up on 479 with a couple folks out there and drove out.
• So it was a great day to see all the different users making their way up to the Sheep's Bridge crossing
• I went up to Sheep's Bridge up on 479 with a couple folks out there and drove out.
• So it was a great day to see all the different users making their way up to the Sheep's Bridge crossing

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Ours is to be that bridge between the vendor and the business, with the vendor carrying the majority
• Ours is to be<00:19:59.039><c> that</c><00:19:59.200><c> bridge</c><00:19:59.679><c> between</c><00:19
• :59.919><c> the</c><00:20:00.080><c> vendor</c><00:20:00.480><c> and</c> be that bridge between the vendor
• and be that bridge between the vendor and the<00:20:00.799><c> business</c><00:20:01.520><c> with</c

Keywords: 1:00 Roll Call 2:38 Overview of Citizen Identity Security and Threat Reduction 9:36 Identity Solution and Casts 13:51 System Application and Discovery Issues 21:31 Staffing and Timelines 29:14 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance received a presentation from Jim Barnhard, CIO of the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and David Carter, deputy CIO/CISO, on the state’s citizen identity management project. They said the project is intended to streamline citizen logins across agencies, reduce duplicated identity-management costs, improve security by centralizing authentication, and provide a flexible system that can scale with demand. The presenters described major implementation challenges, including integrating with diverse and legacy applications, and said the chosen software-as-a-service vendor was selected because it can connect to many systems and maintain the service in a federally certified cloud environment. The presenters emphasized that the project scope is limited to login, authentication, identity management, and identity proofing, while leaving authorization decisions to the individual applications and agencies. They said the work is being done in phases, beginning with discovery sessions with agencies, then selecting representative applications for onboarding rather than attempting a “big bang” rollout. They also said the vendor agreement includes professional services and knowledge transfer to reduce long-term dependence on outside support, and that the state has already begun outreach to agencies, including initial work with the Finance Cabinet and the Department of Revenue. Members asked about staffing, current spending, future costs, and whether existing systems or contracts could be reduced. The presenters said the project is being supported with existing staff, with no expectation of a large increase in positions, and that the vendor will carry most of the operational load. They said they did not have statewide spending figures with them but could try to gather them, and explained that the negotiated pricing is intended to be all-inclusive, with fixed costs for the first five years and capped increases in years six and seven. They said centralizing identity services should eventually allow the Commonwealth to stand down some duplicated agency-level licensing and reduce overall operational costs.

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• So I think if we are really looking at seeing what we could do to bridge some of the community-based
• So I think if we are really looking at seeing what we could do to bridge some of the community-based
• Yeah, we're going to have to give it a lot of thought about how to bridge this gap, right? Right.
• Yeah, we're going to have to give a lot of thought about how to bridge this gap, right? Right.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs held its third hearing, focused on how transitional kindergarten (TK) fits into California’s mixed-delivery early learning system, with an emphasis on the Central Valley. Opening remarks stressed that TK and child care should complement each other, not compete, and that families need both part-day school-based options and full-day, year-round care. Committee members outlined hearing goals around aligning TK with existing programs, understanding family needs, and examining the economic impact of early learning on workforce participation and local economies. Panelists from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, Every Child California, Early Edge, Children Now, and others described TK’s rapid expansion to all four-year-olds, the growth in enrollment, and related changes to state preschool and after-school programs. Witnesses generally supported TK but warned that its expansion has shifted enrollment away from community-based providers, especially centers and family child care homes, creating financial strain, vacant classrooms, and staffing challenges. They urged stronger partnerships between school districts and community providers, more flexible licensing and facilities support, higher and more uniform reimbursement rates, permanent authority for state preschool to serve two-year-olds, and better compensation and training for educators across settings. Parents and providers testified about the importance of trusted, culturally and linguistically responsive care, the need for infant-toddler and home-based options, and the difficulty of affording child care when TK is not full-day or does not fit family schedules. Several speakers emphasized that many families still face long waits for subsidies and that reimbursement and payment delays threaten provider stability. Public comment echoed these concerns, with providers calling for true cost-of-care rates, more vouchers, support for transportation and nontraditional hours, and protection from insurance and facility costs that can force programs to close. State education officials said California’s UPK system works best when TK, state preschool, Head Start, and community-based providers are treated as a shared system, and noted that planning and implementation grants and local coordination efforts have helped build mixed-delivery partnerships. The hearing ended without formal votes or actions, but committee members indicated they would continue gathering input to inform future policy and budget decisions.

Transcript Highlights:

• They build bridges where others build walls.
• They<00:15:02.800><c> build</c><00:15:03.120><c> bridges</c><00:15:03.680><c> where</c><00:15:04.000>
• <c> others</c><00:15:04.480><c> build</c> They build bridges where others build They build bridges where

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Minnesota Legislature contributed some bonding funds to a pedestrian bridge over the highway.
• 11:48.399><c> pedestrian</c> some bonding funds to a pedestrian some bonding funds to a pedestrian bridge
• </c><00:11:51.279><c> The</c><00:11:51.440><c> city</c><00:11:51.600><c> of</c> bridge uh over the highway
• The city of bridge uh over the highway.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and expedite the planning, funding, and construction of a permanent replacement for the Kulani Hako Bridge
• Kulani</c> permanent replacement for the Kulani permanent replacement for the Kulani Hako Hako Hako Bridge
• </c> Bridge. Um, chair for the testimony. Bridge. Um, chair for the testimony.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on March 20, 2025, first on two bills and then on a series of resolutions. On SB 597, relating to administrative driver’s license revocation, the Department of the Attorney General and other agencies supported extending the deadlines for written review decisions because chemical testing results, especially from neighbor islands, can take longer to return. One individual testified in opposition. The committee amended the bill to set the review-decision deadlines at 14 and 28 days, deferred the effective date to July 1, 3000, and recommended passage with amendments by vote. The committee then heard SB 1285 SD2, a highway safety measure that would create an impaired-driving offense, establish automatic license suspension procedures, and amend related administrative processes. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about the new infraction structure and recommended deleting that section, while the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it could create due process problems and unnecessary burdens on the courts. DOT and several advocacy groups supported the measure, and one individual testified in support of lowering the BAC limit to 0.05. The committee adopted extensive amendments, including deleting several sections, revising revocation language for refusals to test, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 3000, then passed the bill with amendments. In the later resolution hearing, the committee heard measures on Maui road projects, the Kulani Hako Bridge replacement, enforcement against improperly registered out-of-state vehicles, a proposed extension of the Skyline rail to West Oahu, a proposal to transfer airport regulatory authority to DOT, a golf-ball safety resolution, and a restricted parking pilot program in West Oahu neighborhoods. Testimony was generally supportive on the Maui road, bridge, vehicle-registration, and golf-ball measures, while DOT opposed the airport-corporation task force resolution and several groups offered mixed views, including calls for public-sector union representation if a task force were created. The committee also heard support and concern on the Skyline extension resolution, with members noting the need for transit options that better serve West Oahu. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted the resolutions it took up in decision-making, including the Maui road measures, the bridge resolution, the vehicle-registration resolution, and the Skyline-related resolution, with the airport-corporation and parking-zone measures also heard before adjournment.

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• And yes, it has bridges that cross trout streams, but it doesn't do any damage to the trout streams,
• And yes, it has<00:24:46.320><c> bridges</c><00:24:46.720><c> that</c><00:24:46.960><c> cost</c><00:24
• :47.520><c> that</c><00:24:47.840><c> cross</c><00:24:48.159><c> trout</c> has bridges that cost that
• cross trout has bridges that cost that cross trout streams,<00:24:49.279><c> but</c><00:24:49.520><c

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 1012, as amended by the A1 amendment, and the author moved the bill to be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill. The amendment, adopted on a voice vote, changed the timing for public input in trail planning, removed language on decommissioning trails, and combined the measure with another ATV-fee bill. The author said the bill would unify ATV trail signage policy statewide, align statute with DNR best practices, and not affect the forest trail inventory, existing ATV-accessible miles, or hunting exemptions. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives of the Minnesota Public Lands Coalition, tribal officials from the Max Band and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a retired DNR conservation officer, a retired wildlife manager, and the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, argued the bill would better protect wetlands, wildlife habitat, and culturally significant areas, improve transparency and tribal consultation, and make trail planning and enforcement more workable. The EQB said the amended bill’s rulemaking timeline was more workable, and the DNR described its existing multi-step trail review and consultation process. Opponents, including ATV Minnesota, county commissioners from northern counties, and a representative of the Minnesota Trappers Association, argued the bill would burden or restrict existing trail systems, increase costs, and threaten tourism and local economies. They said current trail development already involves DNR and local review, and that the bill could reduce access for riders, trappers, and other users. In member questions, the author and a Minnesota Association of Townships representative said the bill was intended to codify DNR best practices and bring local governments into the process earlier, while confirming that hunting exemptions were not removed.

Transcript Highlights:

• This obviously includes heat plants, boilers, bridges, decking, and other things you're seeing throughout
• 50.400><c> boilers</c> obviously you know heat plants boilers obviously you know heat plants boilers Bridges
• :19:53.159><c> you're</c><00:19:53.360><c> a</c><00:19:53.440><c> lot</c><00:19:53.559><c> of</c> Bridges
• decking that you're a lot of Bridges decking that you're a lot of things<00:19:53.760><c> you're</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That started January 1 of this year, and this white-labeled product serves as a bridge until Civica's
• These contractors are the bridge between vulnerable communities and the system they rely on for essential
• It's one of the two, Bridge Home and this one.
• It's one of the two, Bridge Home and this one.
• The funding will also provide a bridge for... I just said that. Let me go on to the next one.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• A permanent levee was constructed to protect the city of Devil's Lake, along with new roads and bridges
• Even this last month, we got a bridge payment on those white acres, even though we don't hardly grow
• And so I was out checking roads on Saturday and Sunday to check culverts and bridges and those kind of
• You can't get a railroad to do anything as far as putting in a culvert, putting in a bridge...
• You can't get a railroad to do anything as far as putting in a culvert, putting in a bridge, or anything

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With the tax incentives, really help us bridge that cost gap. Keep as much here as possible.
• Keep as much here bridge that cost gap. Keep as much here as<01:10:59.000><c> possible.
• credit from them and the local state credits, if we can get some, you know, from that, it'll help bridge
• </c><01:15:48.760><c> that</c><01:15:49.000><c> cost</c> from that, it'll help bridge that cost from
• that, it'll help bridge that cost gap<01:15:49.920><c> that</c><01:15:50.160><c> is</c><01:15:50.560>

Bills: HB1736, HB1620, HB1695

Keywords: animal control, spay and neuter, pet overpopulation, sterilization, counties funding, tax designation, veterinary care, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, energy policy, rebate program, environmental impact, renewable fuels, sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1737, which clarifies allowable uses in agricultural districts for farm dwellings and farm employee housing, and HB 1604 HD2, which creates an agricultural workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Testimony on HB 1737 was overwhelmingly supportive, with county agriculture officials, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union backing the measure; one witness asked for a definition of “affordable” to guard against misuse of farm housing. For HB 1604, the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, with OHA requesting disaggregated data and a seat on the working group. Committee discussion focused on housing shortages, possible misuse, affordability, and whether innovative housing models such as modular, tiny, and container homes should be considered. The committee then took action on both measures. HB 1737 HD3 was recommended to pass with amendments that would limit farm employee housing to agricultural employees and their immediate family members actively engaged in the farm operation, add a grandfathering provision for existing permitted housing, preserve county zoning authority, clarify that ag tourism must be secondary and not occur in employee housing, delete a square-footage-per-acre ratio, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. HB 1604 HD2 was also recommended to pass with amendments adding OHA and a housing-shortage organization to the working group, expanding its scope to include modular, tiny, and container homes and permitting/zoning streamlining, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. Both motions were adopted unanimously by the members present. The joint hearing then moved to HB 1736, which would establish a spay and neuter special fund and require sterilization and declaration provisions for cats, with some discussion of dogs. DLNR and the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill, while Pacific Pet Alliance objected to the broader requirements and the inclusion of dogs; the Hawaiian Humane Society and American Bird Conservancy supported cat-focused sterilization and the special fund, while some testifiers opposed mandatory sterilization as too costly or intrusive. Members raised questions about toxoplasmosis, trap-neuter-release, enforcement, neighbor-island access, and funding needs, and DLNR indicated additional funding and third-party contracting would likely be needed. The transcript then began HB 1620 HD2 on energy, which would increase the environmental response energy and food security tax and shift funds from the hydrogen fueling subaccount to EV charging infrastructure; state agencies generally stood on written testimony in support, while the Tax Foundation objected to special fund earmarks and noted the bill raises only one part of the barrel tax structure.

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• They strive to provide equal access to information and resources, bridging gaps in education and technology
• access to information<00:02:11.240><c> and</c><00:02:11.360><c> resources,</c><00:02:12.240><c> bridging
• </c><00:02:12.560><c> gaps</c> information and resources, bridging gaps information and resources, bridging
• critical hub in the state's transportation network, but are not funded the same way as roads and bridges
• </c> roads and bridges. roads and bridges.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Their primary role is to write and file bridge plans for the court.
• their primary role is to write<00:10:41.519><c> and</c><00:10:41.839><c> file</c><00:10:42.160><c> bridge
• </c><00:10:42.480><c> plans</c><00:10:42.880><c> for</c><00:10:43.200><c> the</c> write and file bridge
• plans for the write and file bridge plans for the court.<00:10:44.160><c> Also</c><00:10:44.560><c>
• that bridge plans and progress reports that um<00:54:28.400><c> the</c><00:54:28.720><c> court</c><00

Bills: HF2825

Keywords: expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• "Well, the 2017 refinancing is what really helped to bridge the gap for us during COVID and so we feel
• the gap for us really helped to bridge the gap for us during<00:59:28.720><c> COVID</c><00:59:29.280
• So that's already water under the bridge.
• </c><01:18:39.600><c> And</c><01:18:39.760><c> so</c><01:18:41.199><c> um</c> under the the bridge.
• And so um under the the bridge.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first received several information items, including University of Kentucky reports on medical and research equipment purchases, five school districts’ planned bond issues, and a School Facilities Construction Commission list of prior debt issues. Members then heard and approved an appropriation increase for a federally funded University of Kentucky project at the Central Kentucky Regional Airport in Richmond. The project will construct a terminal building and is tied to EKU’s airport operations and planned flight school; members asked about the public funding, the role of EKU, and possible aviation expansion, and the item was approved by roll call. The committee next approved a University of Kentucky lease purchase for an 85,000-square-foot facility at 415 West Sun Street in Morehead for $6.4 million. UK said the property, formerly the Rowan County Board of Education site, is directly across from UK St. Clair and will be used for multiple purposes; members questioned the quarterly payment structure and why the county preferred not to receive the full amount upfront, but the item was approved. The committee then heard three appropriation increases in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: a Fish and Wildlife pump project at Ballard Wildlife Management Area and two Lake Barkley State Resort Park repair projects. Finance staff explained the Lake Barkley increases were mainly to cover construction contingencies after bids came in close to available funding, and the committee approved the action items. Janice Thomas then presented four pool projects requiring no action: HVAC upgrades at the Future Farmers of America Leadership Training Center in Hardinsburg, geothermal and HVAC work at the Kentucky School for the Blind, a Brady Hall HVAC project at the Kentucky School for the Blind, and a renovation of Shanti Hall at Kentucky State University for the School of Engineering Technology. Members asked no substantive questions on those items. Finally, Natalie Broner presented a new CHFS lease in Wayne County and a Transportation Cabinet lease modification in Christian County. The Wayne County lease drew the most discussion, with members questioning the rent, the lack of other bids, and whether another county location might be preferable; CHFS said it maintains county-seat offices statewide and that the Wayne County site would replace an existing office. The Christian County item was described as a replacement site for driver licensing services with renovation costs largely absorbed by the lessor. Both lease items were presented for action after the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we do have, we are working with the county to replace those two bridges there.
• So in the past, our superintendent had stopped the school bus from crossing those bridges.
• So parents have to drive out over those bridges to drop their kids off at certain bus routes.
• And when we talk about these bridges not being replaced and not having the buses to cross How do you
• The bridge, the roads, it's going to be awesome when it's done.

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• Senators Amab, Basisley, Ball, Benvdz, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catelyn, Cutter, Cutter, Cutter, Danielson
• Jeff Bridges, chair Senate Committee.
• Senator Bridges. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senator Bridges. Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the repass of House Bill 1410.
• </c> >> Senator Bridges. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Bridges. Right. Right. Right. Carson. Carson. Carson. Carson. Carson. Catlin. Catlin. Catlin.
• 17.480><c> changes</c><01:16:18.040><c> shall</c> It just changes “shall” to “may” as it relates to Bridges
• ’ appointment, not the senator, but the appointment. >> [laughter] The other Bridges’ appointment in
• Senate Bill 117 by Senators Bridges and Amabile and Representatives Mabrey and Simpson, concerning permissible
• Senator Bridges. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Then I'll talk a bit about some of our near-term efforts, so how do we bridge this?
• How do we bridge this?
• Recycling can be that bridge. ...kind of just talking about closing that fuel cycle again.
• Recycling can be that bridge.
• So what, you know, maybe in Bridge, what's your process for making sure that this data stays secure?

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

Transcript Highlights:

• So much of this bill from the bill sponsor is really focused on trying to bridge the gap to address the
• When we build a federal bridge or a bridge with federal... It would be nice to support that.
• When we build a federal bridge or a bridge with federal funds and state funds, we're required to use

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• District 31 legislators are requesting to consider a bill draft 2514-08.01 for an interim bridge loan
• We believe that if the state could provide an interim bridge loan, the debt could be serviced and a profitable
• Any amount that would be used as a bridge loan, those payments would return to the medical facility infrastructure
• program, does that mean the Bank of North Dakota has no other opportunities to assist with private bridge
• For rural constituents, the essential aspect lies in bridging access gaps for unmet needs, chronic symptoms

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.